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A FATAL ATTEMPT TO EVADE ARREST.
The death of a man who was killed while trying to escape from a house during a police visit was the subject of an inquiry at the Central Magia tracy yesterday,
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Evidence showed that the jumped from the second Door verandah of a house in Tan Wah stroat, Shaukivan on January 25, and died in the Government Civil Hospital on July 24 from a frac-. tured skull.
A man had been arrested by the police in connection with a theft of rope from a ship, and inforibed the detectives that two other mon were. also implicated. He offered to show them whore the two men could he found, and took them to the house in Tan Wah street.
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SCALDED HEAD TO FOOT
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A man's harsh treatment of his wife after only a few days of married 11fe was described at the Central Magistracy yesterday. when a Chinese named Wu Kun was charged with the murder of Yuen Yeung, another Chinese male. He was also charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Yuen Yeung, Yuen Chi and Ho Mul by pouring boiling water over them at 13 Rutter street' on. July 13.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown Solicitor, prosceated, and of the crime the defendant and in opening said that at the time Outside the house, the prisoner his family, and the victim and his called to the two men inside but family were living together. De- rocaived no reply. When the detoe- fendant was an unlfeoiced hawker, tivos entered they found both mon and the other man was an earth had gone. One was found lying---coolie-and-coffin- carrier. jured in the yard below, having fullou about 30 foot.
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Inspector Blackman Bait thought the man bad tried to escape by way of a pipe and had missed his
and said no one pushed him off and admitted that he was concerned in tho-theft-of-rope.
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ments apparently being made by go-betweens, The wife went to live with her husband at 13 Rutter street.
Worship During The Night. After a few days of married life defendant became very strange in his manner! He started to beat. his wife and frequently struck his mother and sister. In, addition he cut his clothes, lay in bed through out the day and seldom went out.
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Defendant's wife left him in. in Yaumati. She did this on the advice of the defendant's mother,
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The defendant did not seem to have been greatly affected when his wife loft-him. He made no inquiries and no attempt to get her. back again.
He was strange up to the night of the crime. At that time ten people were living in the one room which was without partitions.
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B. Bailey, Mrs. M. R. Botelha, Mistrant's mother woke up and saw her
Botelho, Mr. J. P. Bourne, Mr. Chan Yak Fai, Mr. M. D. Crichton, standing in the kitchen near Mr. Chan Pak Kwing, Mr. T. K. Chan, a small stove. In reply to her Mr. C. D. Cheng, Mr. Chan To Hung, question he said he was boiling Mr. W. J. Dorion, Mr. C. W. F water to wash a quilt. Finelli, Mr. A. Hillaly, Mr W Hoegger, Mr. S. Komor, Mr. and Mrs.
Shortly afterwards the three Loo Lim Yook, to Loma or S. Ler. A people sleeping in one bed, two- Lakan, Mr. Li Shang, brothers and their mother, wore M. Manuk, Miss M. Manuk, Mr. awakened by a pan of water being Mo, Mrs. Mr. M. Newman, Mr. J. M. Pinne, thrown over them. The mother
Morrison, Miss R. Rumichn, Mr. S. R. Smith, saw the defendant standing close Mrs. A. L. Shields, Mr. O. K. Su, Mrby with an iron pan in his hand. F. E. Shaw, Me Mr. F., Mr. T. Sato, Mr. F. Sezete, Tslang Mr. Tan Luis; Mrs. Thompson, Mias M. Thompson, Mr. B. A. Vandevior, Mr. P. I. Wong, Mr. Wei Pai Hing, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wailer, Matt. R. Waller, Miss B. Waller Matr. E. Waller, Mrs. S. L. Wong, Mr and Mrs. Wong Lai Sang, Mr. R. G. Wilkerson, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. D. Wolf, Miss Wolf (two), Mrs. B. Barkley, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brownlee, Mrs. R. Conion and infant, Mr. Chu Wai- SANE, Miss C.
In reply to that charge he said. would be to the effect that neither Chang, Miss H. Chang Mr. A. S. Chang, Mr. P. T. Dorare, and that he had not been allowed anything to do with the wife going the man had taken his wife away the deceased nor his family had Mr. C. Economon, Mr. D. S... Mrs. L. Hormessy, Mrs. Kime, Master to make a report to the police Kimo, Miss B. Kime, Miss K. N. Line, Ther had threatened to kill him if quarrel between defendant and the Mr. Chin Lee, Mr. K. M. Loo, J. L. .
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Mr. Y. Lee, he did so. Lee Mr. G. Y. Lau, Mr. K, F. Lee, Mr.
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The younger brother was con- siderably scalded, and was in hospital for some days. The other man lingered for
time. and defendant was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm,
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other man or his family,
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Morgan, Mr. He Vaughan, being scalded almost from hand on the defendant's mental state as
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The other man died on the 15th,
Mr. to foot Chee Hien, Mr. K. M., Wu, Mr. charged with murder and in reply Defendant was, then Wong C. S. Wong, Mrs. H. Yong, Mr. Young Chee-kwing and two infants, said he had not committed mur- Miss C. Yuen, Mr. H. L Yuen, Mr..der, adding that his wife had been S. C. Yuen, and Miss Yung Shen taken away. chon...
He did not propose to comment
Dr. Craig, who had had the man under observation, would called.
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The case was adjourned.
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